Department of Transportation

Work on Kolekole Pass as an emergency evacuation route is on track and under budget, according to the director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

A local advocacy group is calling on the state Department of Transportation to spend more of its budget on building out alternatives to cars. But HDOT says its priority is to spend what it takes to keep roads safe. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

Hawaiʻi's Department of Transportation is accepting applications for its very first youth climate council. The youth council will advise the DOT as it works to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The $555 million Kapalama Container Terminal project started almost seven years ago. The Conversation talked to Harbors Deputy Director Dre Kalili about the progress.

On Wednesday, the state Department of Transportation rolled out the mobile driver's license option for Apple phones only. The agency said it will announce when other digital wallet providers are added.

The vessel Falls of Clyde may be one step closer to leaving Honolulu Harbor. Another round of bidding is now open on removing the historic ship, which was built nearly 150 years ago in Scotland. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.

The state and the City and County of Honolulu are set to start long-awaited road improvements in the Kakaʻako area starting mid-August. Nearby business owners won a lawsuit filed about a decade ago to give the government control of the area's key streets.

With the Waiʻanae Coast Emergency Access Road scheduled to reopen in spring 2025, some residents are hopeful the bypass will improve community safety and traffic flow.

The state has signed a 50-year lease with the U.S. Army at Kawaihāpai Airfield, formerly known as Dillingham Airfield. One key point of contention over the years has been the management of the water system. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the agreement years in the making.

The federal funding comes as the state tries to reach its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045.